Using Assistive Technology to Support Science Instruction in the Inclusive Elementary Classroom

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Practitioners

Students with Disabilities; Inclusion; Science Instruction; Elementary School Science; Assistive Technology; Grade 2; Technology Uses in Education; Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Legal Responsibility; Student Rights; Educational Legislation; Federal Legislation; Equal Education; Individualized Education Programs; Barriers

10.1177/0162643420947826

0162-6434

In 2004, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act outlined specific considerations for students with individual education programs in relation to their needs and application of assistive technology (AT) devices and services used to access school curriculum. Teachers will interact with a variety of assistive technologies during their career and must have an understanding of how their individual students are accessing lessons and school-based activities. This practitioner article presents a vignette about a hypothetical second-grade teacher and two of his students using AT during a science lesson. Steps the teacher should consider in understanding and embedding AT are presented, as well as discussion about how future technologies may play into students' access to curriculum.

As Provided

2022

EJ1330586